Sofia is a city of about 1.3 million and the capital of Bulgaria. One of its leading tourist attractions is the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, which is one of the world's largest Eastern Orthodox cathedrals. Oddly, the cathedral, which surprisingly dates to 1912 was officially dedicated to the memory of the Russian soldiers fought and died in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78 which freed Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire and resulted in the creation of the modern Bulgarian state.
Friday, August 10, 2007
Sofia's St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Sofia is a city of about 1.3 million and the capital of Bulgaria. One of its leading tourist attractions is the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, which is one of the world's largest Eastern Orthodox cathedrals. Oddly, the cathedral, which surprisingly dates to 1912 was officially dedicated to the memory of the Russian soldiers fought and died in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78 which freed Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire and resulted in the creation of the modern Bulgarian state.
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